Sunday, April 5, 2015
Rabies clinics to be held in April
Rabies vaccination clinics will be sponsored by the Wayne County on the dates and at the locations listed below. The cost will be $ 10 per dog or cat. The owner of every dog and cat over four months...Published: Apr 5, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Partnership Lobster Fest set for May 1
The Partnership for Children of Wayne County will hold its 11th annual Lobster and Shrimp Fest fundraiser on Friday, May 1 from 2-6 p.m. This year's fundraiser will feature drive-through pickup of the famous Maine lobsters that are being...Published: Apr 5, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
County eyes plans for jail
sherring@newsargus.com The architectural plans and schematic drawings for a new 217-bed misdemeanant jail on North William Street will be unveiled during the Wayne County commissioners' Tuesday morning meeting. The plan estimates that the base bid for the project will be...Published: Apr 5, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Easter Miracles
kballard@newsargus.com Most people don't believe in miracles. Hayley Burt does. She and her family can testify that faith, prayer and love can defy logic, medicine and probability. And they will be grateful this Easter when they share prayers and family...Published: Apr 5, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Chambers in region offer legislative priorities
Legislators representing a dozen eastern North Carolina counties, including Wayne, have been asked to make priorities of issues involving education, infrastructure, transportation, tax reform, military, access to health care and economic development. The list was unveiled earlier this month...Published: Apr 5, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
School board weighs Skype rules
pmoore@newsargus.com The Wayne County Board of Education will consider creating a policy to deal with Skyping, members said Friday afternoon. The topic was introduced during a 12-minute open session of board comments, as two days of interviews for superintendent candidates...Published: Apr 5, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Blood donation opportunities
Wayne County residents have the opportunity to give blood at these times and places: *Eureka April 20 from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at Eureka United Methodist Church, 128 N. Church St. *Goldsboro April 21 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m....Published: Apr 5, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Blessed2BlessU sponsoring 5K run
Blessed2BlessU Ministries will sponsor its 3rd Annual 5K "Run. Educate. Hope." on April 25. The money raised from this fun run will go directly towards the second building of the ministries' Tumaini "Hope" Primary School in Kiruani, Tanzania, Africa....Published: Apr 5, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Teacher follows her dream of being on the Silver Screen
kballard@newsargus.com Ashley Bratcher told her students to follow their dreams. The art teacher at Eastern Wayne Middle School explained that if they tried really hard, they could make a living pursuing the arts. "If you have a dream, you can...Published: Apr 5, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Children hunt for Easter Bunny's treasures
kballard@newsargus.com Easter festivities were in full swing at the Adamsville Baptist Church egg hunt. The family-friendly event on Saturday had three bouncy castles, hula hoops, face painting, fishing and age-organized egg hunts. There were 2,500 candy-stuffed eggs scattered across the...Published: Apr 5, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story